Welcome summer the Swedish way at the 2024 Bishop Hill Midsommar Music Festival on Saturday June 22. This free, family friendly event includes free concerts in the park, a Swedish Maypole celebration ...

What's fascinating about Midsommar, the new horror movie from Ari Aster, is how it slowly settles you into into an isolated Swedish village, and gently elevates the tension of their customs until it's ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Midsommar, or Midsummer, is the opening of the traditional summer ...

'Midsommar' filmmaker Ari Aster's sophomore feature further explores themes of family and trauma. By Richard Newby [This story contains spoilers for Midsommar] The maypole resides at the center of the ...

American filmmaker Ari Aster isn’t expecting a thank you note from the Swedish tourism board any time soon. He’s thrown the nation’s favorite summer holiday off a cliff, delivered a hammer blow and ...

More than a thousand people annually descend on the Aroostook County town of less than 600 for three days of reveling in Scandinavian traditions.

The Swedish Historical Society of Rockford will host its annual Midsommar Fest 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Haight Village. The festival, which celebrates Scandinavian traditions with ...